CPSC, Discovery Toys Announce Recall of Children's Toy Phones
PRODUCT: Children's Toy Telephone - Discovery Toys Inc. of Livermore,
Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 57,000 Hello Baby toy phones,
model #1077. The battery-operated, multicolored toy flip phone is red,
blue and yellow with green, blue, yellow and orange dial buttons. Each
button has its own sound: a ring, a beeping dialing tune, a busy signal
and a "hello." The toy phone has a blue hard-plastic antenna with a
ball-shaped tip that makes a clickity-clack sound. The toy phones were
sold nationwide through Discovery Toys sales network. They were sold in
the U.S. and Canada from May 1999 through November 2000 for about $10
and have since been discontinued.
PROBLEM: The blue, hard plastic antenna ball can break off of the toy
phone, posing a choking hazard to young children.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: Discovery Toys received eight reports of the
antenna ball breaking off of the toy phones. No injuries have been
reported.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers should stop using the toy phone immediately and
call Discovery Toys at 800-341-TOYS (1-800-341-8697) Monday through
Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PT) for a free repair kit. Consumers also
can request a free repair kit by sending an email to productsupport@discoverytoys.net.
Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.
